a city cannot be reduced to a slogan

By the sound of it, you would think that raw sewage was dumped into the local water supply. Whatever happened to “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?” The MDC reports that some darling microorganisms were found in the water supply for Hartford and other nearby towns. The news media have been passing along the message that we should boil our drinking water for one minute because of this; however, these critters have not been found to do any harm. Copepods and rotifers — while not the most delightful in appearance — are not even reported as a threat for the elderly or those with medical conditions.

Hey man, I was all cool with it until Dave mentioned bacteria attaching to the little buggers. Other than being generally grossed out by the idea, I don’t so much care about myself. Kidlet and pups on the other hand? Wellll… better to be safe than sorry for them. Did you know most of the businesses downtown aren’t even serving coffee in their cafeterias?

MDC is a monopoly that is a billion dollar operation. They are in the process of starting one of the largest cash projects ever attempted in the US (re: so-called sewer repair for Hartford). On paper, the MDC is loaded with money in preparation for this project. Now there are micro-organisms in the water. Interesting.

As a quasi-public agency controlling a critical resource, the MDC holds real power. It is almost like they are reminding the public just how important they are. A cry for more funds ?

I boiled and filtered water for Desdemona and Cecilia. They have been drinking very little of it, preferring their tap water to be simply filtered. Fizz is lucky to have normal tasting water. Once I use up the already boiled water, I’m just giving them regular tap again. I’d rather they not be dehydrated. And anyway, Desdemona has been caught eating random things that she has dragged out from beneath the fridge. Those scraps are more dangerous than microscopic lobsters.